Vermont § 3012 - Tort actions; arrest

Full text of Vermont Vermont Statutes Online § 3012 — Tort actions; arrest, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 3012. Tort actions; arrest

  • (a) [Repealed.] (b) A person against whom an action of tort is commenced by trustee process shall not
    be arrested or imprisoned on an execution issued on a judgment recovered in such action
    until final entry has been made with respect to all persons summoned as trustees,
    and until any judgment entered against any trustee has been satisfied or an execution
    issued thereon has been returned unsatisfied. However, execution against the body
    of the principal defendant may be issued within a year and a day after the latest
    final entry with respect to any person summoned as trustee. (Amended 1971, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 237, eff. March 29, 1972.)

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Section 3012 ("Tort actions; arrest") is part of the Vermont Statutes Online, the codified statutory law of Vermont. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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